Deploy Postgres and MySQL databases with PlanetScale + Workers
Apr 16, 2026Vy Ton, Matt Silverlock

Summary
This post announces a partnership with PlanetScale, enabling Cloudflare Workers to directly access PlanetScale Postgres and MySQL databases. It details the integration via Cloudflare's dashboard and API, with future billing to Cloudflare accounts. The post highlights the use of Hyperdrive for connection pooling and query caching, and the ability to configure explicit placement hints for Workers to run closer to the databases, reducing latency. It also mentions PlanetScale's developer experience features like query insights and branching.
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